Walt Whitman's Poem A Farm Picture
by Walt Whitman
(1819-1892)
Through the ample open door of the peaceful country barn, A sunlit pasture field with cattle and horses feeding, And haze and vista, and the far horizon fading away.
Activity #3: Model Close Reading- excerpt form The Beef Princess of Practical County
Writing prompt ideas- Unwritten rules of farming I witnessed on a farm... What made that- using just Ag equipment or tools Explain a photo (using farm photos) Compare 3 items- 3 Ag related items or 3 farming related areas (beef, pork, crops) Six things you should know about farming (or any other Ag related topic)
ISBE
http://www.isbe.net/common_core/pls/default.htm
Ag Literacy and Common Core State Standards-Making the Connection
Breaking down the standards:
Introduction Activity
Workshop Wishes
http://answergarden.ch/
Close Reading Explained:
Activity #1: Primary Sources and CCSS-Calendar Photos
Thinking Triangle Activity:
http://primarysourcenexus.org/2012/04/connecting-common-core-primary-source-thinking-triangle-activity/
Questions:
http://primarysourcenexus.org/2011/09/engaging-learning-purposeful-questions-close-observation/
Library of Congress-Primary Sources at the Heart of CCSS
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/tps/journal/common_core/pdf/common_core.pdf
Primary Source lesson activities
http://primarysourcenexus.org/2012/03/analyzing-primary-source-images-common-core-state-standards-alignment/
QAR
http://primarysourcenexus.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image_Questions_Responses_Chart.pdf
Photo to analyze:
ansel adams http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3a20000/3a24000/3a24500/3a24566v.jpg
grocery store http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/pnp/fsa/8a13000/8a13100/8a13129v.jpg
Reading Anchor Standards-College & Career Readiness
http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/CCRA/R
Activity #2
Poem:http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/181826
Add Calendar photos (primary sources) to each line or each stanza
Walt Whitman's Poem
A Farm Picture
by Walt Whitman
(1819-1892)
Through the ample open door of the peaceful country barn,
A sunlit pasture field with cattle and horses feeding,
And haze and vista, and the far horizon fading away.
Activity #3: Model Close Reading- excerpt form The Beef Princess of Practical County
Primer on Close Reading
http://www.aspendrl.org/portal/browse/DocumentDetail?documentId=1396&download
Five Close Reading Strategies
http://iteachicoachiblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/five-simple-close-reading-strategies.html
Close Reading Question Template
F& P Struggling Readers-
http://www.heinemann.com/fountasandpinnell/handouts/WRSInsideCover.pdf
Compare & Contrast
Paired Text:
http://eduscapes.com/sessions/thinkers/e-pair.htm
Paired Text- Whole or Small Group discussion
Venn Diagram tool:
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/venn-diagram-30973.html
Writing
Writing resource: Writing Next- EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE WRITING OF ADOLESCENTS IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS
http://www.all4ed.org/files/WritingNext.pdf
Standard:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.
http://storybird.com/
Writing prompt ideas-
Unwritten rules of farming
I witnessed on a farm...
What made that- using just Ag equipment or tools
Explain a photo (using farm photos)
Compare 3 items- 3 Ag related items or 3 farming related areas (beef, pork, crops)
Six things you should know about farming (or any other Ag related topic)
Writing: Focus/Support/Wrap up
http://www.phylsquill.com/downloads.htm
Stapleless Book Tool:
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/stapleless-book-30010.html
KWL
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/creator-30846.html
Persuasion Interactive
Get your argument organized:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/persuasion_map/